Wall safe or receptacle.



No. 878,878. 7 v PATENTED 13130.17, 1907'. 8 H. 0. LOWRIB.

WALL SAFE OR- RBGEPTAULE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26. 1906.

2 SHEETSSHEHT 1.

No 873,878. PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907. H. O. LOWRIE. WALL SAFE OR REGEPTAULE;

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT.26.1906L 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE.

HARVEY o. LOWRIE, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

WALL sArE OR RECEPTAGLE.

Specification of: Letters Patent.

Application filed September 36.1906. semi raesaeoo.

To all jwhom it mag concern:

Be it knownthat I, .HARVEY O. Lowmn, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State E'Qf New Improvements inWall Safes or Receptacles,

ork, have invented new and useful of which the following is a specification;

- My invention relates to a wall safe or re ceptacle, such, for instance," asis illustrated injUnited States Letters Patent'No. 711,326,-

granted to meOctober. 14, 1902. Y i

As-heretofore constructed, safes or recep tacles desi nedto be built 'or embedded in a brick or ot er wall, are'providedzwith a door and door-casing which are designed to be substantially flush with the interior surface of the finished wall, the main or body-portion of the receptacle being completely surrounded I .by masonry and plaster, so that the door and of the sa e.

door-casin form the only exposedportions Safes of this character are placed in the Walls of oflice buildings and I the plaster which is to form the interior finish; and however accurately the safe may' have been adjusted in the first instance, 4 it is necessary for the 'workrnen who apply a artment houses for'the' individual useof t e occupants-of'the offices or apartments; and are usually placed in the walls duringthe The workmen i-rrsetting the safes in'the walls are re construction of the buildings.

quired to exercise considerable care in ad- {psting'them so that the door and casing will e in alinement with the interior surface of the. plaster to workup-to the; door casing with considerable care in order to effect a neat and unobjectionable finish. It is also important that the exposed portions of the safe, '5. the door and door-casing, be protectedas far as possible from injury during building operations, and for this purpose temporary sheet-metal covers have been placed over. the door and casing, to be reand examine the construction and mode of moved after the building is completed and the safe ready for use.- But this sheet-metal cover has not prevented corrosion of pol-- ished metal surfaces, and as said cover, is

easily removed, the workin parts of the safe lock are liable to be injured y persons whose curiosity may lead them to attempt to open operation. The main object of my invention is to provide a safe which may be constructed "at less cost and built into a wall with less trouble than the old form of safe, and with absolutely no win -0f injury to the door and Passed neam ieorg "door-casing,- and which when-built into a wall will present, a finish in acoordancewith the best architectural requirements.

Briefly. stated my inventioniconsists in- I constructing the receptacle and door-casing insuch a-manner that the casing maybe se-f cured to the receptacle after the latter has been completely embeddedin awall', and 1n providingthe receptacle with a temporary.

coveror closure,which, in addition to protecting the interior of the receptacle, serves as a guidejto the workmen in initially setting the 'safei'nj a wall, also as a guide to the plasterers in finishing the wall, and which also serves as a core forforming an opening in theplastei' for receiving the'permanent door-casing. By jmaking the door-casing a separate part of thesafe'structure, to be applied after the receptacle has been built into a wall and the latter completely finished, there is amaterial saving 1n cost of manufacture, and hurried-ordersfor safes may be more quickly filled. The receptacles are single integral castings which require little or no machin-.-

ing, and these can be quickly made and sup.-

section of the same with my temporary cove'r applied thereto, said figure also showing a section of a brick wall in which the safe or receptacle is built. Fig. 3 is afro'nt view of a permanent door-casing which is applied to the receptacle after the temporary cover is removed, and Fig. 4 is a central vertical -section through the sa'fe'opening, showing the permanent door-casing applied thereto.

The safe or receptacle A, illustrated in Fig. 1, is preferably made in a single integral casting of iron or othersuitable material, and none of itssurfaces need 'be machined or-finished to adapt it for use, but it is usual and desirable to-coat 'theinterior with white enamel or some other suitable covering to give it'a clean andattractive appearance. The size and shape of the receptacle may be made to suit particular requirements, and when desired, it -may beprovided with suitable means for anchoring it in the wall in which it is to be built. The

receptacle illustrated is rectangular in form,-

and is provided with perforated lugs a which receive anchoring rods a, as shown and.de-. scribed in the Letters Patent hereinbefore referred to. The front wall of the rece tacle is provided with a circular opening the surrounding wall of which is stopped to form a seat I) for the permanent door casing. Around the opening B, and within thatpOrtion of the surrounding wall of the opening which constitutes the seat b, is a'seri'es of holes I) which receive the bolts which look the door-casing to the 'rece tacle.

As hereinbefore indicate it;is not necessary to machine or finish any'part of the receptaclebeyond giving to the interior a coatmg of enamel or such other finish asmay be thought desirable; and when the opening'B is closed by a temporarypover, .such as will designed.

be presently described,

the receptacle is ready to be placed in the 'wallfor which it is thickness, it will ser've the purpose. Its thickness should be equal to or slightly less than the depth of the seat 6, so that the outer surface of the block will be flush with,

pr a little inside-of the outer face of the wall immediately surrounding the opening. This blocks 15 secured to the receptacle by means of two or more screwsd, each of which passes safe to close the opening, as will be readily understood. l..h.eblock c should project I through said block into one of the holes I) which are provided for the door-casing screws to be hereinafter referred to, the two or more holes I) which are to receive said screws (Z being threaded to engage therewith, The outer block 0 is 'made larger than the block 0 in order that it as shown in Fig. 2.

'mayslightly overlap the edge of the safe opening and thus securely close the same against the entrance of dirt, dust and moisture from wet plaster. The block 0 is secured'to the block '0 by means of screws (1 which also serve as the means for tightlyclamping the block againstthe ,wall. of the sufficiently beyond the front Wall of the safe to afford a surface 0 which will be in line with the interior surface-of the finished wall in which the safe is to be built; and said block is tapered from the front to the rear surface, as at 1.1 in order that it may be readily withdrawn from the 'Jlaster which is to surround the block, an m which the block is to form acircular opcnmg for the reception of-the permanent h.. or-casmg.

overlaps the edge of the opening in The two-blocks c and 0 could be formed integrally from asingle block of wood, but as this would add to the-cost, I prefer to form them separately as shown.

When the safe is initially set in a wall, such as is shown at E in Fig. 2, it is so adjusted that the outer surface ,0 of the temporary cover G will be in line with the surface of the plaster which is to be afterwards applied'to the wall to form the interior finish, the surface of the plaster being indicated by'the dotted line e, Fig. 2. Whenthe plaster is being applied, the temporary cover offers no obstruction to the proper handling of the plasterers trowel, and all that is necessary is to simply finish the wall flush with the surface 0 of the temporary cover, using said surface as a groun in a manner familiar to plasterersp When the plaster is dry, the

cover may be readily removed soas to leave a'smoothcircular opening. If the wall is to be papered, the paper may be laid over the temporary cover, and when the latter is to be removed. the paper may be "out around the edge of the block 0, and after scraping the aper' from the cover at the points occupied by the screws (1 the latter may be withdrawn and the block 0 removed. To remove the block 0 it is only necessary to remove the screwsd whensaidblock may-be removed by means of the finger-hole ctwhich is provided for that purpose.

In orderthat the temporary cover may be accurately located after. the wall-has been covered with paper, the block 0 is provided with a central stud .or pin f whichwill pro ject through the paper sufficiently to show the locationof the cover-and which will also" serve as a center in inscribing a circle to serve as a guide 111 cutting the paper ap roxim ately in line with the edge of the bloc 0, so that the latter maybe removedjwith'out injury to" the surrounding finish of the wall. 4

The permanent door-casing'which is to be applied to the receptacle after the temporary cover is removed, consists of a ring-lil e structure which is made to fit the seat 6 provided for it around the receptacle opening.

The. permanent casin G, illustrated 1n Figs. 3 and 4, is provided with threaded screw holes g corresponding in number and in location to the -holes b in the casing seat, said threaded holes beinglocated inan annular shoulder 51 which fits into the rece tacle opening, and which is drawn towari s the seat b by screws h, the latter passing through the holes band screwin into the holes in the casing for securely hol'ing and locking the I latter'to the'recentacle, as clearlyshown 1n Fig. 4. v

The outer edge of the casing G is provided with an annular flange or projection gi which t splaster c, wl'iich was formed-by the temporary cover, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, and assaid casing is made of proper-dimensions to permit it to properly seat itself'in said opening, it will be readily seen that the casing may be adjusted to the surface of the plaster and securely locked to-the receptacle in such a neater and more form of construction.

The door-casing which has been selected for illustration is designed to receive a 'c1r-' cular door, (not shown,) which is provided with suitable lugs or projections adapted to.

engage with the lugs g shown on the interior of the casing, but as said door, forms no part of my present invention, it needs no particulardescription. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

1. The combination With a wall safe or receptacle' having an opening adapted to receive a permanent door-casing, of a -tem-' cover closing-said opening and pro-.- je'cting beyond the wall of the safe for the porary purpose specified.

2. The combination with a wall safe or receptacle having an opening adapted to receive a permanent door-casing, of a tem-. porary coverhaving an inwardly tapering projection beyond the wall of the safe to serve as a core forforming an opening in the laiter of the wall in which the safe is to be. 3. The combination with a wall safe or receptacle having a circular opening, the surrounding wall of the opening being stepped to form a seat for a permanentdoor-casmg, of a temporary cover closing said opening,

said cover comprising two circular blocks,

one of'which occupies the seat surrounding the opening, and t e other of WhiGh'lS secure to "the first mentioned block 'to form a circular projection beyond the wall of the safe.

he combination with a wall safe or receptacle having a circular opening the surrounding wall of which is provided with a" seat for a permanent door-casing, of a temceptacle,

thereto, said-casing having an annular flange porary cover closing said opening, saidcover comprising two 011011181 blocks differing in size, the smaller block occupying the seat around said opening, and the larger block being secured to the smaller block with its outer -edge covering the edge of said openmg.

5. The combination with a wall safe or receptacle having an opening adapted to receive a door-casing, of a temporary cover closing said opening, said cover being provided with a pin or stud projecting centrally therefrom, for the purpose 'dGSOIlbGd.

6. The combination with a wall safe or reof a removable door-casing secured or projection around its outer edge.

7. The combination with a wall safe or receptacle, of a removable door-casing ad ust ably secured thereto, said-casing tprojecting beyond thesurface of the wall 0 for the "purpose described. i

8. The combination with a wallsafe or receptaclehaving an opening formed therein, a

the safe,

door-casing having an annular flange or pro- 'jection around its outer edge, and means (for adju'stably securing said casing in said openm Thecombination with a Wall safe or receptacle-having a circular opening, the-wall surrounding the "o form a seatfor a adapted to fit said seat, said casing being provided with an annular flange around its outer edge, and screws passing from the inside of the receptacle through the wall surrounding the opening and into the casing for adjustably securing tacle. w

Intestimonywhereof I have hereunto 'set my hand-in presence of two subscribingwit-- nessesl,

HARVEY C(LOWRIE.

Witnesses:

A. LINCOLN LEVIN; 'H NRrSbBEL.

the latter to the recep-F ening being stepped to cor-casing, a door-casing 

